Looks fascinating and really looks as though they’ve worked out all the knots.
Re: Antikythera Updated
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2021 8:40 am
by spot
That was remarkable, it just goes to show the benefit of leaving things be until exploratory tools get good enough. The recovered lump was in one piece when it was found, it's in 84 now. I suspect what was most lost from that dismantling is lost portions of the inscribed texts.
The front half has to be still down there near the wreck, too. It can't have just dissolved.
There's a 2021 half hour documentary about the paper at
Re: Antikythera Updated
Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2021 4:32 am
by Bryn Mawr
spot wrote: ↑Mon Mar 15, 2021 8:40 am
That was remarkable, it just goes to show the benefit of leaving things be until exploratory tools get good enough. The recovered lump was in one piece when it was found, it's in 84 now. I suspect what was most lost from that dismantling is lost portions of the inscribed texts.
The front half has to be still down there near the wreck, too. It can't have just dissolved.
There's a 2021 half hour documentary about the paper at
I’ve finally made the time to watch the video, absolutely fascinating.
Re: Antikythera Updated
Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2021 4:52 am
by spot
The YouTube version felt like it had been edited down to a half hour from something twice the length, but that might be a mistake on my part.
Re: Antikythera Updated
Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2021 6:07 pm
by magentaflame
It's during these times that I wish I had a technical/mathmatical mind.
these guys better hurry up and work it out because I have around 30 to 35 years left on this earth ......and I want one before I die.
Re: Antikythera Updated
Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2021 11:21 pm
by Bryn Mawr
magentaflame wrote: ↑Thu Mar 18, 2021 6:07 pm
It's during these times that I wish I had a technical/mathmatical mind.
these guys better hurry up and work it out because I have around 30 to 35 years left on this earth ......and I want one before I die.
Looks like they’re building you one as we speak.
Re: Antikythera Updated
Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2021 3:43 am
by spot
If they add a spring it would double as a clock.
Re: Antikythera Updated
Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2021 6:11 am
by Bryn Mawr
spot wrote: ↑Fri Mar 19, 2021 3:43 am
If they add a spring it would double as a clock.
Zeberdee maybe.
Re: Antikythera Updated
Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2021 3:46 pm
by tude dog
Loved it.
Get lost in the math, but explained well enough to follow the logic.
Re: Antikythera Updated
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2021 9:43 am
by Bryn Mawr
tude dog wrote: ↑Sat Mar 20, 2021 3:46 pm
Loved it.
Get lost in the math, but explained well enough to follow the logic.
I had some difficulty visualising the effects of the pin and slot mechanisms but yes, the explanations were very good.